JOSEPHINE DEVALL is a 2011 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2011, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2016.
Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 May 2026.
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Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)76.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 11.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 190 / net 152
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD LP · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2011
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHACKBERRY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 16 March 2026 · expires 30 April 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it152 - Simplified, Net Ton 190 - Simplified, Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
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The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same
inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or
unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear
here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 12 November 2025Resolved
Each vessel must be designed and constructed to minimize fire hazards insofar as reasonable and practicable. Found center cable penetration from engine room to gen room open, allowing free communication between two separate boundaries. Fixed fire extinguishing system designed to cover only engine room space.
46 CFR 144.405
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel submitted photos of foam installation separating fire boundaries.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 12 November 2025Resolved
UPV 143.245(b) Pressure vessel relief valves require testing twice every 5 years with no more than 3 years elapsing since test. Found 1 pressure relief valve on both port and starboard UPV with no tag to determine last test date.
46 CFR 143.245(b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 November 2025
Resolved 21 November 2025
Resolution: Valves were serviced and installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 November 2025Resolved
At least two life buoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electrical water light. Water light instructions stated lithium batteries only, found alkaline battery in place.
46 CFR 141.630(c)(2)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 12 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel replaced battery.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 November 2025Resolved
Towing vessels with a Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) must be operated in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. Witnessed third party electrician on board conducting maintenance on a live electrical circuit. Vessel's crew is required to review lock out / tag out procedures.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 November 2025
Resolved 21 November 2025
Resolution: Crew reviewed lock out / tag out procedures.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 12 November 2025No resolution recorded
Towing vessels must meet the communications requirements of 33 CFR part 26 and 33 CFR 164.72, as applicable. Vessel's VHF radio did not have location or MMSI programmed, resulting in inoperable Digital Selective Calling.
46 CFR 140.715(a)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 November 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Rudder is lodged in, and has disabled, the starboard propeller.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 6 May 2021
Resolution: Rudder has been replaced in kind. See attached TVIB report on MISLE case 7190543
31 October 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6032637
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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